2 Samuel 8-10: A Child of the King

Mephibosheth bowed down and said, “What is your servant, that you should notice a dead dog like me?”  - 2 Sam. 9:8 NIV

Many of us tend to see ourselves the same way Mephibosheth saw himself, as nothing but a dead dog.  But David saw him differently.  He saw Mephibosheth as a child of Saul, the king.  God sees us differently as well.  He doesn't look at us as orphan. He doesn't look at our lameness.  He doesn't look at our inability to walk without help.  Instead, he sees us as children of the king: rightful descendants because of nothing else other than our birth.

Our actions would be a lot different if we appropriated the birthright afforded by nature of being born the Sons of God.

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